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Mitchell to Head to NFL The Oregon Ducks were hoping to bring back all of their 11 starters for the 2019 season, but after the Redbox Bowl win MVP wide receiver Dillon Mitchell announced that he will enter the NFL draft. Mitchell led the pac 12 in receiving and set […]
Roadkill For Dinner One of the new laws in effect for Oregon in 2019 is the Roadkill law. Oregonians may now harvest deer and elk that has been killed in roadside accidents. You are required to have a permit though. Of course the permits are retroactive and you must submit […]
Local Sports There are no contests scheduled for tonight or tomorrow in prep or college hoops. The next outing for the Viking girls and boys will be Friday evening for the Sky-Em/Skyline basketball tournament. Mapleton’s next outing will also be on Friday. The Sailors travel to McKenzie in a […]
Body of Missing Florence Man Found The body of missing Florence man Patrick Stapp has been found. Stapp’s body was located Sunday in Mercer lake. The 58 year old Stapp had been missing since December 3rd. Stapp’s vehicle had rolled over on Sutton Lake road and lane county sheriff’s noticed […]
Athlete Of The Week The Sports Club, The Siuslaw News, and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Siuslaw men’s basketball player Dylan Wynn as this week’s athlete of the week. Dylan scored 24 points in the win against Reedsport last Thursday including 4 3 pointers leading the Vikings to a 58-45 […]
Fire Devistates Home Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue battled a home blaze on Sunday morning. Emergency crews were alerted just before 10 am to a mobile home fire at 451 Myeena Loop Road and arrived on scene as the fire raged through the structure. Resident Chrisalene Cooper was able to […]
Mapleton vs. Crosshill The Mapleton Lady Sailors were on the court Friday night against Crosshill Christian. Senior Erin Michaels had 5 rebounds and two blocks and freshman Evangaline Spralding added 3 blocks, 7 rebounds and a steal in the effort, but the sailors fell to Crosshill 42-17. Ducks Win The […]
Vietnam Traveling Wall Comes to Florence The ¾ replica of the national Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall has been slated to come to Florence. Over the past several months Kim Pruitt from Spruce Point Assisted Living has been working with persons responsible for the traveling wall and was able to secure […]
